Radeon R9 380 vs Quadro M4000
Aggregated performance score
Quadro M4000 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 291 | 311 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 10.42 | 9.08 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | Tonga Pro |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 29 June 2015 (8 years old) | 26 June 2015 (8 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $791 | $199 |
| Current price | $314 (0.4x MSRP) | $12.90 (0.1x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Quadro M4000 has 15% better value for money than R9 380.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1664 | 1792 |
| Compute units | no data | 28 |
| Core clock speed | 773 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 970 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.39 | 108.6 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,573 gflops | 3,476 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 221 mm |
| Width | 1" (2.5 cm) | 2-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length / dual slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | 2 x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | no data |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | no data | 1 |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | no data | - |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6008 MHz | 970 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 192 GB/s | 182.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereo | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| Multi-display synchronization | Quadro Sync | no data |
| Eyefinity | no data | + |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | no data | 6 |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| DisplayPort support | no data | + |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| CrossFire | no data | 1 |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| FRTC | no data | 1 |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| LiquidVR | no data | 1 |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| TrueAudio | no data | + |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
| DDMA audio | no data | + |
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| High-Performance Video I/O6 | + | no data |
| nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 5 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | + |
| Mantle | no data | + |
| CUDA | 5.2 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Quadro M4000 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
Quadro M4000 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 9% in Passmark.
Unigine Heaven 4.0
This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.
Benchmark coverage: 1%
Quadro M4000 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 3% in Unigine Heaven 4.0.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 70−75
+7.7%
| 65
−7.7%
|
| 4K | 27−30
+8%
| 25
−8%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 17.27 | 15.89 |
| Cost | $791 | $199 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 190 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro M4000 and Radeon R9 380.
Be aware that Quadro M4000 is a workstation card while Radeon R9 380 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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